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Question
Where are B-cells and T-cells formed? How do they differ from each other?
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Solution
Both B-cells and T-cells are formed in bone marrow. B-cells matures in bone marrow while T-cells matures in thymus. B-cells provides humoral immunity and T-cells provides cell mediated immunity (CMI).
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